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Oct 04, 1857 Died on 04 Dec 1935 (aged 78)
American studio potter
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About Charles Fergus Binns
- Charles Fergus Binns (4 October 1857 in Worcester – 4 December 1935 in Alfred, New York) was an English-born studio potter.
- Binns was the first director of the New York State School of Clayworking and Ceramics, currently called the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University.
- He began his position in 1900 and retired in 1931.
- His work included authorship of several books on the history and practice of pottery.
- Some of his more notable students included Arthur Eugene Baggs, William Victor Bragdon, R.
- Guy Cowan, Maija Grotell and Elizabeth Overbeck.
- This has led Binns to be called "the father of American studio ceramics".
